Reviewed Article registration. The data analysis section of this paper will examine if a particular target group have one of these documents Nonetheless, as mentioned earlier, Nigeria- a West African State and a member of ECOWAS- does not have an estimated number of stateless persons, this means no one is sure how many stateless persons are in Nigeria, studies were still ongoing as at the time this paper was written. In the Communique of the UNHCR 27, it states that there is limited information on the situation of statelessness in Nigeria and that it is important to develop and establish a coordinated process to assess the scope, numbers and risk. 28 The communique also states that the lack of comprehensive data on the population also makes it difficult to fully assess and establish the extent of the risk in Nigeria and to engage in evidence-based advocacy. 29 In addition, the document also reinstated that the effects of statelessness is that stateless persons are deprived of a range of fundamental human rights, such as right to vote, right to access to services (such as justice), right to free movement, right to documentation, right to dignity etc. 30 In Nigeria, the UNHCR 31 has identified the following as causes of statelessness in Nigeria; Ibelong Campaign to end Statelessness: Towards a National Plan of Action to Eradicate Statelessness in Nigeria: Communique 2018 28 ibid 29 ibid 30 ibid 31 ibid 27 13